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Published 16 Aug 2021, 15:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Catering Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: West Mercia Police (Police & fire)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000≈ £60k / year
Submissions closed 20 Sept 2021awarded 1 Dec 2021
Awarded to Cleverchefs
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2027 · starts 1 Apr 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a catering service at West Mercia' HQ in Worcester. The authority are seeking submissions from Contractors who can offer an innovative, refreshed approach to our catering needs.

CPV: Canteen and catering services · Catering services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£300,000
Contract period: 1 Apr 2022 – 31 Mar 2027 (5 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · WR3 8SP
Variant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 55%Price: 10%Social value: 35%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Service Related Criteria: 38%
  • Business Continuity: 12%
  • H&S Considerations: 5%
  • Commercial Proposal: 10%
  • Social Value: 35%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Service Related Criteria: 38
  • Business Continuity: 12
  • Social Value: 35
  • H&S Considerations: 5
  • Commercial Proposal: 10
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Aug 2021, 15:08 BST
Last source update
13 Dec 2021, 17:06 GMT
Award evaluation window
20 Sept 2021 – …
Authority reference
11252
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031009
Classification (CPV)
Canteen and catering servicesCatering services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d55b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
20 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
20 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

20 Sept 2021 → 1 Apr 2022 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    20 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    20 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    13 Dec 2021, 17:06 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    20 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Dec 2021, 17:06 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 5
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Dec 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
CleverchefsSME£100,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Catering Services · CleverchefsSME

    Signed
    1 Dec 2021
    Value
    £100,000
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Mercia Police

Contracting authorityPolice & fireBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety N/A PO Box 55, Worcester, West Midlands, WR3 8SPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Police & Crime Commissioner for West MerciaReview body Worcester

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Cleverchefs LtdAwarded supplierGB 253 515124 Unit 13 Pacific Business Park, Pacific Road, Cardiff, Wales, CF24 5HJContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.